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Cleaner Seas Group aims to educate and create awareness of the pervasive issue of microplastic pollution to our environment, our ocean and our health.

Here you will find key information on what microplastics actually are, what sources and impact they have alongside ways you can help and the latest scientific and educational research on microfibe and microplastic pollution.

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Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans, Our Beaches and Waterways

Plastic pollution is in our water systems, the air we breath, in our soil, in the water we drink, and in the food we eat. Every minute of every day the equivalent of a rubbish truck load of plastic finds...

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Up to date Cleaner Seas project news, insight and research across professional micropastic pollution and filtration.

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What Are Microplastics and Why Are They a Threat to Our Oceans?

Microplastics have become one of the most significant environmental challenges of our time. These tiny...

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What Are Microfibres and How Do They Impact the Environment?

Microfibres are one of the most common yet overlooked contributors to environmental pollution. These tiny...

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The WI and APPG Leading the Charge

Microplastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. The Women’s...

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The Hidden Problem: Industrial Microfibres and Microplastics

The problem of microfibres and microplastics in our waterways has long been linked to domestic...

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Tackling Microfibre Pollution: Solutions for Cleaner Waterways

Microfibre pollution is a growing environmental issue, with billions of microscopic plastic fibres entering our...

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Natural Fibres are not necessarily the answer to microplastic Polution

Microplastics, particularly microfibres shed from textiles during washing, have emerged as a significant environmental concern....

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Microplastics in the laundry

Microplastics are an invisible menace infiltrating our oceans, ecosystems, and even our food chains. Among...

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The Silent Threat: Microplastics and Their Devastating Impact on Marine Life

Microplastics have become an insidious pollutant in our oceans, threatening marine life and the health...

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How to Wash Your Clothes and Be Kind to the Planet: Top 5 Tips

Washing your clothes might seem like a simple everyday task, but did you know it...

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Are Waste water Treatment Plants Not Filtering Microfibres?–NO!

Microfibres, those minuscule fibres shed from synthetic textiles during washing, are an invisible but pervasive...

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Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans, Our Beaches and Waterways

Plastic pollution is in our water systems, the air we breath, in our soil, in...

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Marine-i and Plymouth University Support Research and Development of Indikon-1

Cleaner Seas Group was set up in Cornwall in Autumn 2018 with a mission to...

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Is Your Wash Polluting the Ocean?

What are microfibres?  Microfibres are a type of microplastic; tiny plastic fibres 5mm or less (Less than the...

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Coldplay Support Cleaner Seas Group

The Cleaner Seas Team always dream big in our quest to protect our Ocean and...

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Cleaner Seas Microfibre Filter for Washing Machines – Indikon-1

You probably know by now, that your washing machine releases up to 700,000 Microplastic fibres...

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Joining Forces to Save Our Seas

We work to give back to the Sea every day, 100%, but none of us...

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Case Study by Plymouth University – Cleaner Seas Group

Innovative technology to remove microplastics from the environment Cleaner Seas Group was set up in...

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Cleaner Seas Group Launches Groundbreaking Microplastic Recycling Centre with UK Shared Prosperity Fund Support

The Cleaner Seas Group is developing a world-first Microfibre Recycling Centre in Bude, Cornwall. This...

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Since 2017 Cleaner Seas have worked at grassroots level in raising awareness about microplastics in...

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Monty Halls is a broadcaster, speaker, naturalist, former Royal Marine, marine biologist, travel writer and...

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Microplastics Bill Introduced in the House of Commons

The 30th November 2021 saw another big step forward in the fight against microplastic pollution....

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Award Recognition for Cleaner Seas Tech

Since 2017 Cleaner Seas have worked at grassroots level in raising awareness about microplastics in...

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Generation Sea Change: An Interview with Explorer Monty Halls.

Monty Halls is a broadcaster, speaker, naturalist, former Royal Marine, marine biologist, travel writer and...

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